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5 Won Franz Schubert
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter facing bust portrait of Austrian composer Franz Schubert dominates the field, rendered in fine relief with characteristic curly hair and round spectacles, wearing a cravat and period coat. The legend 'FRANZ SCHUBERT' curves along the upper periphery in raised Latin capitals. The date of issue '2003' is inscribed in the right field, while the composer's birth and death years '1797-1828' appear along the lower rim. |
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| Mintage | 2003 - Proof |
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North Korea's commemorative silver program, active from the 1980s onward, was largely designed for hard-currency export rather than domestic circulation — these coins were sold through foreign dealers and never entered the North Korean money supply. Schubert's inclusion in the series sits alongside other Western composers and cultural figures, part of a broad licensing strategy aimed at European collectors willing to pay a premium for novelty.
KM#935 is one of several culturally themed pieces struck that year under this program. Mintages were never officially disclosed.